Harakiri
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| Harakiri | |
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 Japanese DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Masaki Kobayashi |
| Produced by | Tatsuo Hosoya |
| Written by | Yasuhiko Takiguchi Shinobu Hashimoto |
| Music by | Toru Takemitsu |
| Cinematography | Yoshio Miyajima |
| Editing by | Hisashi Sagara |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
| Released | September 16, 1962 |
| Running time | 135 min. |
| IMDb profile | |
| JMDb profile | |
| Trailer | |
Harakiri (切腹 Seppuku) is a 1962 Japanese film directed by Masaki Kobayashi. It is a historical drama set in 1630, a in Japan's history when the Tokugawa shogunate was at its greatest strength. However, the peace this stability provided meant that many samurai clans were disbanded and thousands of skilled samurai were forced to become ronin (masterless samurai).
[edit] Cast
- Tatsuya Nakadai ... Hanshiro Tsugumo
- Rentaro Mikuni ... Kageyu Saito
- Shima Iwashita ... Miho Tsugumo
- Akira Ishihama ... Motome Chijiiwa
- Shichisaburo Amatsu ... Retainer
- Yoshio Aoki ... Umenosuke Kawabe
- Jo Azumi ... Ichiro Shimmen
- Hisashi Igawa ... Retainer
- Yoshio Inaba ... Jinai Chijiiwa
- Akiji Kobayashi
- Masao Mishima ... Tango Inaba
- Ichiro Nakaya ... Hayato Yazaki
- Kei Sato ... Masakazu
- Ryo Takeuchi ... Retainer
- Tetsuro Tamba ... Hikokuro Omodaka
[edit] External links
- Harakiri review at Variety.com
